From 9e6e692d2b7ad1f21b0cd12e2dfae41e94c62ec6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Gokul Krishna <gokul.06krishna@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 27 Aug 2026 22:28:44 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] =?UTF-8?q?=E2=9C=A8(frontend)=20add=20markdown=20down?=
 =?UTF-8?q?load=20option?=
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Reuse the editor's Markdown serializer to download document content as a UTF-8 .md file. Add browser coverage for the filename and exported content.

Signed-off-by: Gokul Krishna <gokul.06krishna@gmail.com>
---
 .../__tests__/app-impress/doc-export.spec.ts  | 28 ++++++++++++++++++-
 .../doc-export/components/ModalExport.tsx     | 15 +++++++++-
 2 files changed, 41 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/frontend/apps/e2e/__tests__/app-impress/doc-export.spec.ts b/src/frontend/apps/e2e/__tests__/app-impress/doc-export.spec.ts
index c6dfbb6834..6bf41e732f 100644
--- a/src/frontend/apps/e2e/__tests__/app-impress/doc-export.spec.ts
+++ b/src/frontend/apps/e2e/__tests__/app-impress/doc-export.spec.ts
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ test.describe('Doc Export', () => {
     await expect(page.getByTestId('modal-export-title')).toBeVisible();
     await expect(
       page.getByText(
-        'Export your document to download in .pdf, .docx, .odt or .html(zip) format.',
+        'Export your document to download in .pdf, .docx, .odt, .md or .html(zip) format.',
       ),
     ).toBeVisible();
     await expect(page.getByRole('combobox', { name: 'Format' })).toBeVisible();
@@ -94,6 +94,32 @@ test.describe('Doc Export', () => {
     expect(download.suggestedFilename()).toBe(`${randomDoc}.odt`);
   });
 
+  test('it exports the doc to markdown', async ({ page, browserName }) => {
+    const [randomDoc] = await createDoc(
+      page,
+      'doc-editor-markdown',
+      browserName,
+      1,
+    );
+
+    await verifyDocName(page, randomDoc);
+    await writeInEditor({ page, text: 'Hello Markdown export' });
+
+    await clickInEditorMenu(page, 'Download');
+
+    await page.getByRole('combobox', { name: 'Format' }).click();
+    await page.getByRole('option', { name: 'Markdown' }).click();
+
+    const downloadPromise = page.waitForEvent('download');
+    await page.getByTestId('doc-export-download-button').click();
+
+    const download = await downloadPromise;
+    expect(download.suggestedFilename()).toBe(`${randomDoc}.md`);
+
+    const markdownBuffer = await cs.toBuffer(await download.createReadStream());
+    expect(markdownBuffer.toString('utf8')).toContain('Hello Markdown export');
+  });
+
   test('it exports the doc to html zip', async ({ page, browserName }) => {
     const [randomDoc] = await createDoc(
       page,
diff --git a/src/frontend/apps/impress/src/features/docs/doc-export/components/ModalExport.tsx b/src/frontend/apps/impress/src/features/docs/doc-export/components/ModalExport.tsx
index 70a5188981..2ddd8ddc1d 100644
--- a/src/frontend/apps/impress/src/features/docs/doc-export/components/ModalExport.tsx
+++ b/src/frontend/apps/impress/src/features/docs/doc-export/components/ModalExport.tsx
@@ -59,6 +59,11 @@ export const ModalExport = ({ onClose, doc }: ModalExportProps) => {
 
   const formatSelect = useMemo(() => {
     const formatOptions = (exportAGPL?.formats || []).concat([
+      {
+        label: t('Markdown'),
+        value: 'markdown',
+        labelDescription: t('.md'),
+      },
       {
         label: t('HTML'),
         value: 'html',
@@ -101,6 +106,13 @@ export const ModalExport = ({ onClose, doc }: ModalExportProps) => {
 
     let blobExport = await exportAGPL?.docToBlob(format, documentTitle);
 
+    if (!blobExport && format === 'markdown') {
+      const markdown = await editor.blocksToMarkdownLossy();
+      blobExport = new Blob([markdown], {
+        type: 'text/markdown;charset=utf-8',
+      });
+    }
+
     if (!blobExport && format === 'html') {
       // Use BlockNote "full HTML" export so that we stay closer to the editor rendering.
       const fullHtml = await editor.blocksToFullHTML();
@@ -142,7 +154,8 @@ export const ModalExport = ({ onClose, doc }: ModalExportProps) => {
       return;
     }
 
-    const downloadExtension = format === 'html' ? 'zip' : format;
+    const downloadExtension =
+      format === 'html' ? 'zip' : format === 'markdown' ? 'md' : format;
 
     downloadFile(blobExport, `${filename}.${downloadExtension}`);
 

From bcbe755f1be5ab110812e6f47fdb51ee4cb0a8ff Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Gokul Krishna <gokul.06krishna@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 27 Aug 2026 22:31:02 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] =?UTF-8?q?=F0=9F=93=9D(changelog)=20document=20markdo?=
 =?UTF-8?q?wn=20download?=
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Add the Markdown download option to the unreleased changelog for pull request #2608.

Signed-off-by: Gokul Krishna <gokul.06krishna@gmail.com>
---
 CHANGELOG.md | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e4e42d1b58..23a369d52b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ and this project adheres to
 
 ### Added
 
+- ✨(frontend) add markdown download option #2608
 - ✨(frontend) Add "Copy link to block" feature #2547
 
 ### Changed